Cattle cab



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

. F. E. GANDA.

CATTLE CAR.

Patented July 21, 1891.

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(No Model.)

I. E. OANDA.

CATTLE GAR.

. No. 456,399. Patented ul -21, 1891;

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AUORNEYS cm, mom-mum, wumna'mn, n. c.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FERDINAND EUGENE CANDA, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

CATTLE-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 456,399, dated July 21,1891.

Application filed August 19, 1890. Serial No. 362,366. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, FERDINAND EUGENE CANDA, of the city, county, andState of New York, have invented a new and Improved Oattle-Oar, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

I My invention relates to the construction and arrangement of a gatewhereby cattle-cars are divided into stalls or compartments when beingused for the purpose of transporting cattle, which gate is arranged tobe moved to a position just beneath the carlings when the car is to beused for the purpose of transporting freight; and mypresent inventionconsists of a novel arrangement of grooves or ways for the gates, ashereinafter more fully explained, and specifically pointed out in theclaims,

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional elevation of a car embodying myimprovements. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of a portionthereof; and Fig. 3 is a view of a modified arrangement, to behereinafter specially referred to. I

Referring now tothe general construction as illustrated in the drawingsabove referred to, A A represent the sills; B B, the posts; 0 O, theplates; D D, the carlings, and E the flooring of the car. The gateproper, which is shown at F, consists, in the form illustrated, of aseries of bars a a, united by metallic strips 1) b, which are bolted tothe faces of the bars, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and, if desired, thebars may be still further strength ened and stiffened by diagonalbrace-bars c 0, one of such bars being placed on either face of the gateand both bars being bolted in position. The upper and lower bars a ofthe gate F are somewhat longer than the central ones, and each end ofthe upper bar is provided with a bracket (1, which carries rollers e,while similar brackets d are fixed to either end of the lower bar andprovided with projecting lugs f, which are considerably smaller indiameter than the rollers e. I

The gate constructed described is mounted in grooves or ways formed inany suitable manner, as by strips g g, fixed to the inner faces of theposts B, and by other strips h h,

fixed to the plates andto facing-strips G, the two sets of strips 9 gand h h being connected by diagonallymounted strips 2 i, so that acontinuous way is formed from the floor of the car up along the post andupon the inner face of the plates. groove or way in which the roller eof the gate rests is considerably larger than the lower portion in whichthelugs or projections fride, the strips g being preferably formed witha seat lo, upon which the rollers e rest, thus supporting the weight ofthe gate from the upper bar when said gate is in a vertical position.

The main grooves or ways, which are designated by the letter m, it willbe observed, are arranged so that the horizontal orinclined portion ofeach overlaps the preceding one, as

clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. I I

Branching out from each main groove or way at is an auxiliary groove orway a, the width of which does not exceed the width of the lower portionof the way m, from which construction it will be seen that it will beimpossible for the rollers e to enter the ways 92.

The gates constructed as described are operated by endless chains P P,which run over sheaves 19, mounted in brackets 19, that are fixed to thefacing-strips G, a proper motion being imparted to the chains bychain-wheels q, over which the chains P pass, said chainwheels q beingcarried by a shaft K, which is mounted in hearings in the sills A andprojects through such sills on either side of the car, the ends of theshaft being formed to engage with the socket ofa crank-handle and theposition of the shaft being controlled by means of a pawl and ratchet jZ, the connection between the chain and the gate being made by means ofthe brackets 0 0, which project from the lower bar of the gate.

Such being the general construction and arrangement of the gate, it willbe readily understood from an inspection of Fig. 2 that when the chain Pis moved in the direction of the arrows shown in connection therewiththe gate F will be raised and that its rollers e will be compelled tofollow the direction of the way on; but that when the lugs orprojections f arrive opposite the auxiliary ways it a continued movementof the chains will draw such projections up within the auxiliary Theupper portion of this.

ways, so that the lower edge of the gate will be drawn up close beneaththe roof of the car.

In Fig. 3 I illustrate a modified construction wherein the auxiliarygroove or way u does not enter the main groove m, but runs down a shortdistance parallel with the vertical portion of said groove, and isthenbrought in beneath the seat 70' of the roller and continned t0 thebottom of the car; but this arrangement accomplishes substantially thesame result as the other, and its operation is too apparent to need anydetailed explanation at this point.

The gate shown forms no part of the presentinvention, the same beingclaimed in my application filed August 24, 1885,'Serial No. 175,221. Thepresent invention relates to the overlapping main grooves or runs andthe auxiliary runs.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a cattle-car providedwith main and auxiliary ways or runs, of flexible partitions movable insaid ways, the main ways forming guides for the main portion of thepartitions and the auxiliary ways forming guides for receiving the lowerends of said partitions, substantially as described.

2. The co1nbination,with a cattle-car provided with main overlappingways or runs and auxiliary ways or runs, of flexible partitions movablein said ways, the main ways forming guides for the main portion of saidpar titions and the auxiliary ways forming guides for receivingthe'lower ends of the partitions, substantially as described.

3. In a cattle-car, the combination, with a flexible gate F, of a chainP, connected to the lower bar of said gate, and ways m and n, the way anforming guides for the main portion of said gate and the way at forminga guide for the lower end of said gate, substantially as described.

4:. In a cattle-car, the combination, with a gate provided with rollerse e and projections ff, of chains P and grooves or ways on 92 providedwith a seat 70, substantially as described.

FERDINAND EUGENE CANDA.

lVitnesses:

E. H. CLARK,

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